The best way to get to Prizren is by bus from Pristina (4 euro). You can also take buses from Peja (3 euro) where the famous Serbian monasteries are located.
You can also catch a bus from Skopje. Most bus companies that run from Istanbul to Pristina continue onward and terminate in Prizren. There are several direct buses from Belgrade (7hours, 1 day bus & 2 night busses, run by Kosovo Albanian companies, cost about 10 Euro, stops depending on the route in Nis or Krusevac, Pristina and other towns on the road, information dates from february 2005).
From Albania, there are two good ways
from Tirana on the newly-constructed highway via Kukes. This masterpiece of civil engineering takes you over and through the mountains with dramatic views - about 3 hours.
the more adventurous route is from Shkodra via Lake Komani. Catch a furgon from Shkodra at 6:00 to Koman. Catch the passenger or car ferry to Fierze, then furgon to Bajram Curri. At Bajram Curri get another furgon to Prizren via Gjakovë, arriving in Prizren mid-afternoon.
The main event in the town is yearly international documentary DOKUFEST and short film festival held in August.
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